Senior Researcher

Grace is a Behavioural Scientist and Chartered Psychologist (CPsychol). She holds a BSc in Psychology (Cardiff University) and a PhD in Health Psychology (Cardiff University). Grace joined CEDAR in 2025 as a Senior Researcher, bringing expertise in qualitative research, literature reviews, inclusion, behaviour change and the development/evaluation of complex interventions. She leads CADARN, and she works on a variety of other projects including PSP/CBD care-partner interviews to understand their psychological needs.

Prior to joining CEDAR, Grace was a Lecturer at Cardiff University on the Master's in Public Health Course (Dissertation module and Global Health module lead) and Research Fellow with the Wales Cancer Research Centre. Her research focused on the development and evaluation of interventions to reduce inequalities across the cancer pathway, seeking to support equitable access to new diagnostic innovations, including Rapid Diagnostic Clinics and Lung Cancer Screening. Grace holds an Honorary Lecturer title with Cardiff University, in which she continues to lecture on the Master's in Public Health Course. 

ORCID: Grace McCutchan (0000-0002-8079-2540) - ORCID

Research Gate: www.researchgate.net/profile/Grace-Mccutchan